Combined storm and screen window installation



June 11, 1946. J. w. GEE 2,402,112

COMBINED STORM AND SCREEN WINDOW INSTALLATION Filed June 5, 1945 2Sheets-Sheet l June 11, 1946. J w, GEE 2,402,112

COMBINED STORM AND SCREEN WINDOW INSTALLATION Filed June 5, 1945 2Sheets-Sheet 2 ittatented June 11, 1946 COMBINED STORM AND SCREEN WINDOWINSTALLATION James W. Gee, Chicago, Ill. v Application June 5, 1945,Serial No. 597,825

4 Claims. 1

This invention relates to windows, particularly for household purposes,or for any type of building, and an object is to provide interchangeablesash which can be installed or removed from a position within the houseor guarded structure, and it is the purpose of the inventor to have whatare usually referred to as storm sash or ventilating screensinterchangeable, as stated, and provided with means for effecting andmaintaining'close joints between the parts when assembled.

It is an object of the invention to provide channel irons, a portion ofthe flange on one side of each being omitted to permitv the installationof the sash, one above the other, the said sash having interengagingmeans at their contiguous edges which serve toretain the sash in placeafter installation, due to the interlocking engagemerit of the parts ofthe sash and pressure ex erted on the upper sash, as will presentlyapwar.

It is a further object of the invention to pro-- vide an installationembodying a storm window and screen comprising parts which are simple inconstruction and comparatively inexpensive to produce and maintain.

With the foregoing and other objects in view,

the invention consists in the details of construction, and in thearrangement and combination of parts to be hereinafter more fully setforth and claimed.

In describing the invention in detail, reference will be had to theaccompanying drawings forming part of this application, wherein likecharacters denote corresponding parts in the several views, and inwhich:

Figure 1 illustrates a view in elevation of an installation, showing astorm window, the window frame in which it is installed being insection, taken on the line l-l of Fig. 2;

Figure 2 illustrates a sectional view of the installation on the line2--2 of Fig. 1;

Figure 3 illustrates a sectional view of the installation on the line3-3 of Fig. 1;

Figure 4 illustrates asectional view on the line 4-4 of Fig. 1;

Figure 5 illustrates a sectional view similar to Fig. 2, showing themanner of installing the storm sash;

Figure 6 illustrates a perspective view of a channel iron for holdingthe upper sash;

Figure '7 illustrates a perspective view of one of the channel irons,reduced as to length;

Figure 8 illustrates a perspective view of the opposite coacting channeliron, reduced as to length:

Figure 9 illustrates a sectional view of the support for th bottom sash;

Figures 10 and 11 illustrate perspective views of the screen sash;

Figure 12 illustrates a sectional view showing a modified metal stripfor larger storm sash and Figure 13 illustrates a sectional view showinga modified metal strip for a smaller storm sash.

In these drawings, a window frame of conventional constructionmay beemployed and, in this embodiment of the invention, the window sill I2 isprovided with a rail II, on which the lower sash is supported, and it isprovided with a plate IE on its top surface, the said plate having atongue l6 formed by crimping the plate, and the said plate is secured inplace on the rail by anchoring means H, such as nails or the like. Theupper member l8 of the frame has a channel iron I9 secured to its undersurface by fastenings 20, such as nails or the like. and a bow spring 2|is secured to the web of the channel iron and its ends depend into thepath of travel of a sash 22 which may have glass panes 23 when used as astorm window, or may have screening 24 when used as a ventilator.

The upper and lower rails of one sash are provided with grooves, such as25, so that they can be used in coactive relation with the lower sash ininverted positions for, as is seen, the lower sash 26 is provided with atongue plate 21, the tongue 28 of which enters a groove 25 of the uppersash to efiect a windproof joint. The member 29 of the lower sash has agroove 30 in which the tongue I6 of the plate I5 is seated to efiect awindproof joint.

The sash are held in place by side channel irons 3| and I2, each ofwhich has a flange cut away or omitted at the lower end on the insideedge of the channel iron, the omitted part of the flange permitting aclearance for the introduction of the upper sash of the assembly, andthe lower sash is prevented from being displaced through theinterlocking connections between the respective tongues and grooves.

The inner surfaces of the frame members may be grooved, as shown at 33,to furnish seats for the insertion of the fingers of an operator inmanipulating the sash, and the manner in which the sashes are installedcan be visualized from an inspection of Figure 5 wherein the upper sashis shown as being located in that portion of the channel irons 3| and 32in which the flanges are undisturbed, and hence lateral movement of thesash with said flanges. The lower sash is shown as about to be installedwith the tongue on the upper portion of the sash entering the groove inthe lower portion of the upper sash. The upper sash may be movedupwardly against the action of the spring 2| to an extent that the loweredge of the lower sash member will pass the tongue l6 of the plate l5and when released the spring will force the lower sash downwardly sothat the tongue is seated in the groove 30 of the lower sash, and byreason of the interlocking connections of the tongues and grooves of thelower sash, lateral movement of the lower sash i prevented and acomparatively rigid joint is formed between the assembly.

It is obvious also that by reversing the opera- 4. changeable sash, achannel iron secured on the lower portion of the top member of thewindow frame, a spring in said channel iron for engaging the upper sashof the installation, and operative to exert pressure downwardly thereon,superimposed frames in the first mentioned channel irons, the contiguousportions of said frames having a tongue and groove joint between them,

tion, the lower sash may be moved upwardly so that it clears the tonguel6 and its removal laterally of the channel irons may be effected, andthe upper sash may likewise be removed by lowering it to clear theflanges of the channel irons.

Under certain installations, the channel iron shown in Figure 12 whichis a modification of the channel iron 32 shown in Figure 8, may beprovided with a web 32a having a flange 32b flat against the side of thesash, whereas the other flange 320 has an angular lip 32d, the edge ofwhich bears against the sash. This relation of parts permit theintroduction of the sash, and the lip bears against the sash with ayielding action, insuring pressure thereon which will cause the twosashengaging flanges to effect a weather-tight joint between them.

In the modification shown in Fig. 13, the web 31a has a flange 3lbpressing against the side of the sash, whereas the other flange isdoubled on itself at Me and extends across the sash in spaced relationthereto and it has a lip 3H1 whose edge bears against the sash.

In each of the modifications there is a resilient action of the outerflange which causes the lip of the flange to press tightly against theouter surface of the sash to 'produce a wind and weatherproof jointbetween these members.

I claim:

1. In a combined storm and screen window installation insertable fromthe inside of a window frame, the combination of channel irons adaptedto be installed on opposite edges of a window frame, the inner flange ofeach channel iron being omitted at the lower portion thereof to form aclearance for the insertion of the intera member on a window sill of theframe, a plate having a tongue extending longitudinally of the lattermember, and the lowermost of the frames having a groove into which thelatter tongue is seated and held by the pressure of the spring in thechannel iron.

2. In a combined storm and screen window installation insertable fromthe inside of a window frame, a channel iron secured to an upper memberof the window frame with its flanges depending therefrom, a spring inthe channel iron adapted to exert pressure downwardly, interchangeablestorm and screen sash each having a tongue and groove joint at theircontiguous surfaces, the upper sash being seated in the channel iron andengaging the spring therein, channel irons secured to the sides of theframe, the lower portion of the inner flanges of the channel irons beingomitted to form clearances for the insertion of the sash between theflanges of the channel irons, a supporting member on the sill of theframe, a plate having a tongue secured to the said supporting member,the lower member of the lower sash of the window closure having a grooveto receive the tongue of said plate when the two sashes are inalinement, the said tongue and groove joint between the sash and thetongue and groove joint at the bottom of the lower sash being maintainedin close contact by the spring in the channel iron.

3. A. combined storm and screen window installation according to claim1, in which the channel irons each has a web the inner flange of whichfits against the side of the sash and the outer flange thereof has anangular lip, the edge of which bears against the sash.

4. A combined storm and screen window installation according to claim 1,wherein each channel iron includes a web with an inner flange pressingagainst the inner side of the sash and an outer flange doubled on itselfand extending across the sash in spaced relation thereto, and whereinthe last mentioned flange has a lip whosaedge bears against the sash.

. JAMES W. GEE.

